2019 has been a year filled with great stories for those who call Newfoundland and Labrador home. From artists to athletes, politicians, and more, there has been much to brag about on ‘The Rock.’ Yet the ones that touch our hearts the most are stories of perseverance, kindness and the
Meet Clarenville’s Rory Balsom, The Herald’s voted-by-readers choice for Baby of the Year 2020!
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Baby of the Year, Clarenville’s Rory Balsom, is a bundle of energy. Case in point? “He started walking at nine months old and he hasn’t stopped much since,” shares his proud mom Samantha.
A busy
Proud of his NL connection, Canadian producer/songwriter Rob Wells talks musical roots and interesting ‘Rex’ relations
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Rob Wells can name drop with the best of ‘em, and rightly so. The fellow who has a star on Mississauga’s Music Walk of Fame has worked with everyone from Ariana Grande, Selena
Of the thousands of quotes from the hundreds of interviews over the past year of Herald content, these select few stand a cut above. Take a look back in the fantastic year that was 2019 with a selection of our favourite, stand out quotes
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“We have the ability to be
By Nick Travis
Author Carolyn Morgan spoke with The Herald about her new novel Unveiled on location with the bust of the Veiled Virgin, the sculpture that inspired the book
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One would only have to take a single look at the sculpture of the Veiled Virgin to know how
The enchanting, inspirational works of Judy Stirling might not be on display at art galleries or found for sale at auctions, but to Stirling and her family, her one-of-a-kind creations are
priceless treasures
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There’s little doubt Judy Stirling is a creative person at heart. From crafting antique-lace accents for
There was a time when we Christians were in the iron grip of “Holy Mother Church.” That is how Catholics were wont to label the “head office” of their brand of Christianity anyway.
You don’t hear it much anymore because times have changed but really, the Church had a hold
Around this time last year I answered the phone at my desk. It was a woman, near tears and filled with emotion, who wanted to express an encounter she had with Herald president Scott Stirling.
Having no idea what I was about to hear, and with some trepidation, I encouraged
The Newfoundland Herald, in connection with the Writers’ Alliance of Newfoundland & Labrador, challenged readers from grade 7-12 to send us their original ideas for our Christmas Story Contest! This year’s theme? Tell us Santa’s back story. We received dozens of inventive and original pieces, but only five could be
From immigrant to successful businessman turned self-published author Marin Darmonkow aims for the heart and the head with his wordless holiday book ‘Twas the Night
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Marin Darmonkow pulls no punches in shedding detail on his rocky road through life. Nothing came easy, to put it modestly.
Orphaned at the